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Health

1Do you want to reduce fatique, live the way we were intended to; with energy, and persevere?

Courage

2Are you brave enough to challenge yourself outside of your comfort zone? Courage builds confidence.

Self-Discipline

3Do you wish to be in complete control of your life? Free from internal and external manipulation?

Integrity

4Are these traits desirable and do you want to be better tomorrow than you are today?

We are dedicated to building a nation of strong character.                              Man Up Nation is a leading expert on  character development in Iowa. Specifically, we are known for our Hero Camp, a youth and parent sports camp in central Iowa designed to give parents and youth coaches expert instruction on how to provide their youth with the best sports experience. We are also in the process of creating our leadership development series.

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“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Today, you have a choice to either sit on the ‘track’ and hope for better, or Man-Up and make tomorrow better!

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Three secrets for your child to WANT to do chores.

I was a dirt-filled, scrawny, sometimes-shy-but-always-adventurous midwestern farm kid.  Building forts in the deep dark woods, riding my bike into town to play summer ball with friends, and braving the rapids of nearby Flood Creek as it wove through the flat farmland of northern Iowa.

Now as a parent, nearly two decades removed from that glorious and rambunctious period of my life, I have a whole new admiration for my parents. My admiration is as vast as the Iowa sky is big, but one thought in particular stuck out today. I am thoroughly impressed that my mom was ever able to get me to do anything productive around the house! Why would I have? There were battles to be won out on the straw bales and sleeping dragons to sneak past in the hog pens.

So what was my mom’s secret?  Knowingly or not (I’ll ask her this weekend and get back to you), she employed the three secrets to successfully motivating her child.  Of course I didn’t realize this at the time, but now as I teach management at Central College, I understand I have been preaching this to my students all along.

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Frustrated with your child’s lack of motivation?

While there are many reasons why kids don’t practice, laziness usually IS NOT one of them, although that’s what we typically assume.

What is happening is your child likely has a lack of intrinsic motivation, due to one of three reasons:

1) A low self-efficacy… not believing they are good enough.
2) Not believing that practice actually leads to higher performance.
3) No association between the eventual improvements with a reward that they value.

So what can you do about this? First of all, don’t loose your temper. That will only make reason #1 worse. Second, look for bright spots. In what activities do they excel and work to improve without external ‘encouragement’. Use this activity as a way to build their self-confidence, which will transfer to other activities.  Read more →

Why a walk in the woods is so much more than just getting some fresh air

Once you start to focus on and appreciate the tree as something other than a tree, you have, in fact, cleared your mind.[/quote] Whether as is a result of the recent heat wave that has been gracing the Midwest or the pending snow storm this weekend, I’ve been able to take some great walks recently.  More than usual, but not as many as I need. While the exercise is nice, let’s be honest, the calories burned from a short stroll aren’t going to compensate for much. No. The real benefit is a little higher than the waistline, and much more beneficial to your overall wellbeing. Read more →

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